Instant Pot Pearl Couscous and Lentil Salad
This Instant Pot Pearl Couscous and Lentil Salad is an easy dump-and-go Instant Pot recipe that’s a light, healthy vegan recipe perfect for summer. Featuring French green lentils, pearl couscous, and a zingy vinaigrette with lots of fresh herbs.
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- Soak the lentils in water to cover for 1-2 hours. Drain the lentils.
- Place the soaked and drained lentils, onions, bell peppers, carrots, garlic, couscous, vegetable broth, salt, pepper to taste, bay leaves, and thyme sprigs in the Instant Pot and stir well to combine.
- Secure the lid and set the Pressure Release to Sealing. Select the Pressure Cook setting at high pressure and set the cook time to 3 minutes.
- Once the 3-minute timer has completed and beeps, allow a natural pressure release for 10 minutes and then switch the Pressure Release knob from Sealing to Venting to release any remaining steam.
- Open the pot and discard the bay leaves and thyme sprigs.
- Transfer the couscous-lentil mixture to a large bowl and allow to come to room temperature.
- To the couscous-lentil mixture, add the extra-virgin olive oil, vinegar, dill, parsley, olives, tomatoes, and salt and pepper to taste. Stir to combine and taste for seasonings, adding more salt and pepper as needed, or a splash more vinegar for acidity.
Nutrition per serving
510kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$5555.00
$5555.00
Per Serving
$1389.00/serving
$1389.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$11110.00 vs buying!
~$11110.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (72% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| French green | 1 cup | $129.00 |
| yellow onion | 1 medium | $50.00 |
| red | 2 | $139.00 |
| carrots | 2 | $74.00 |
| arlic cloves | - | - |
| pearl or Israeli couscous | 1 cup | - |
| low-sodium vegetable broth | 1.5 cups | $47.00 |
| kosher salt | 2 tsp | $4.00 |
| Freshly cracked black pepper | - | - |
| bay leaves | 2 | $3557.00 |
| Handful of fresh thyme sprigs | - | - |
| extra-virgin olive oil | 1 tbsp | $21.00 |
| red wine vinegar | 0.5 tbsp | $2.00 |
| bunch of fresh dill | 1 small | $88.00 |
| fresh Italian-flat leaf parsley | 1 cup | $611.00 |
| pitted green olives | 15 | $818.00 |
| pint cherry tomatoes | 1 | $15.00 |
| Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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